2024-2025 Season At A Glance
MASTERWORKS
- Mozart & Tchaikovsky (9/20 & 9/21)
- Rach 3 (10/10 & 10/11)
- Sanctuary Road (11/8 & 11/9)
- Symphonie fantastique (1/10 & 1/11)
- Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto (2/7 & 2/8)
- Beethoven’s 5th Symphony (3/7 & 3/8)
- Mahler 2 (3/28 & 3/29)
- Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 (4/10 & 4/11)
POPS
- Harlem Renaissance with Byron Stripling (9/26)
- Holiday Pops! (12/19-12/21)
- Music of the Movies: Totally 80s (1/24)
- Bond & Beyond (3/22)
Mozart & Tchaikovsky: Bekker Conducts Opening Weekend
Friday, September 20 & Saturday, September 21, 2024
Yuriy Bekker, conductor
Kelly Mozeik, oboe
Highlights include Bologne’s “Overture” from the Anonymous Lover, Mozart’s Concerto for Oboe in C Major and Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture and Capriccio Italien
Harlem Renaissance with Byron Stripling
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Byron Stripling, conductor, vocalist, trumpet
Enjoy the first Pops concert of the season celebrating 100 years of the golden Harlem Renaissance for a night of symphonic jazz including music from Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Louis Armstrong.
Rach 3 Featuring Pianist Jeremy Denk
Thursday, October 10 & Friday, October 11, 2024
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Weston’s Subwaves, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor & Symphonic Dances
Save the date! Richmond Ballet’s Carmina Burana
Friday, October 18, 2024
We are thrilled to continue our artistic partnership with the Gaillard Center this fall with Richmond Ballet’s Carmina Burana featuring the orchestra and CSO Chorus. Performance details, including ticket information, will be announced at a later date.
Sanctuary Road: In Pursuit of Freedom
Friday, November 8 & Saturday, November 9, 2024
Andrew Grams, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Melody Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone
Benjamin Taylor, bass-baritone
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Works by Copland and Barber with Sanctuary Road, created by Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell.
Holiday Pops! A Spectacular Celebration
Wednesday, December 19-Friday, December 21, 2024
Yuriy Bekker, Conductor
Soloists to be announced soon
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus
One of Charleston’s favorite holiday traditions.
Symphonie fantastique with Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers
Friday, January 10 & Saturday, January 11, 2025
Hans Graf, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Ravel’s Mother Goose, the Barber Violin Concerto, and Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Music of the Movies: Totally 80s
Friday, January 24, 2025
Yuriy Bekker, conductor
Jean Luisa Kelly, vocals
The orchestra will perform selections from favorite 80s movie soundtracks with co-host Jean Louisa Kelly actress, singer, and dancer on Broadway, television, and film.
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concert and Debussy’s La mer
Friday, February 7 & Saturday, February 8, 2025
Michael Francis, conductor
Tessa Lark, violin
Program includes Jessie Montgomery’s Strum for string orchestra Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, and Debussy’s La mer
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony with Conductor JoAnn Falletta
Friday, March 7 & Saturday, March 8, 2025
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
George Li, piano
Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestras (CSYO & CSYS)
Price’s Ethiopia’s Shadow in America, Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
Bond and Beyond
Saturday, April 22, 2025
Yuriy Bekker, conductor
Chloe Lowry, vocals
In this year’s Pops season finale we celebrate the iconic James Bond films spanning decades and generations.
Mahler 2: The Resurrection Symphony
Friday, March 28 & Saturday, March 29, 2025
Mikhail Agrest, conductor
Soloists will be announced
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus
An epic masterpiece, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Brahms’ Symphony No 2 with Conductor José Luis Gomez
Thursday, April 10 & Friday, April 11, 2025
José Luis Gomez, conductor
Mak Grgic, guitar
Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2